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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bleach Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students learn what happens when bleach comes in contact with various cloth fibers, chemical colors, nature and synthetics.
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Handout
Royal Society of Chemistry

Chemical Society: Chlorine

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise summary of some of the most fundamental information on chlorine.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Chlorine

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the element, Chlorine, atomic number 17. Covers physical properties, atomic properties, how abundant it is on the Earth, and details about health-related regulations.
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Handout
Other

Web ref.org: Chlorine

For Students 9th - 10th
A few well done paragraphs on chlorine, with descriptions of the element and its properties. One nice feature is that any technical term has a link to help you better understand it.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Water Remediation Lab

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students measure the effectiveness of water filters in purifying contaminated water. They prepare test water by creating different concentrations of bleach (chlorine-contaminated) water. After passing the contaminated water through...
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Handout
Chemicool

Chemicool: Chlorine

For Students 9th - 10th
A very well organized set of data tables with just about all the basic information on chlorine and its properties that a student could ever want.
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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Chlorine (Cl)

For Students 3rd - 8th
The 17th element in the periodic table is defined, chlorine. Find out how many electrons chlorine has and where you can find it in nature and in the home.
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Website
Other

Chlorine Chemistry Division

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource aims to promote the use and application of chlorine in a responsible manner. Tends to focus on the many positive applications and downplay and health risks associated with some chlorine compounds, but a good source of...
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Handout
Science is Fun

University of Wisconsin: Chemical of the Week: Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide

For Students 9th - 10th
Science is Fun website on chlorine and sodium hydroxide. Shows reactions between the two, as well as general background on each.
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Graphic
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Energy Levels, Electrons, and Ionic Bonding

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore ionic molecular bonds and how electrons and their energy levels come into play.
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Website
Other

Chlorine Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
The website from the Chlorine Institute provides information for a trade association of companies that make chlorine products. Lots of information and references, along with a search engine for the entire site.
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Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Chlorine

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent source of basic data, chemical and physical properties and electron dot formula information on this element.
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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Element List

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the first 18 elements found in the Periodic Table. Click on an element to discover where it is found and what it's characteristics are.
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Unit Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Ozone in the Troposphere

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the ground-level ozone, tropospheric ozone, with explanations about how it is called the bad ozone and how it varies day to day. All information is reinforced through pictures, graphs, and learning activities....
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Halogen Family

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the non-metallic elements in the halogen family, what their chemical and physical properties are, their uses, and some interesting facts about them.
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Website
Other

Euro Chlor

For Students 9th - 10th
Information from a European trade group of chlorine compound manufacturers. Lots of information, all well organized.
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Website
Other

Clorox.com

For Students 9th - 10th
The largest manufacturer of chlorine bleach shares lots of information about its products.
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Handout
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Chemicals in the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
Information summaries on some chemicals and descriptions of how you might be exposed to these chemicals, how that exposure might affect the environment, etc. Please note that this type of information changes rapidly.
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Website
Other

Reach for Unbleached

For Students 9th - 10th
A Canadian group that works to stop the use of chlorine compounds for bleaching in the paper industry. Interesting, but with a definite bias.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Chlorine

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site, learn about chlorine's properties and characteristics. Kids can also learn about its chemistry including atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Electrolytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a brief definition of "electrolytes" and a few examples of the types of electrolytes that exist in your blood.
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Graphic
Curated OER

[Bohr Model of Chlorine]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the element Chlorine (Cl), and includes its atomic structure, isotopes, and other facts.